Thieves steal MyVi- but leave kid behind

Thieves left the 11-year-old son of a man at a parking lot before getting away in his car at Wisma Milenia near Dah Yeh Villa in the Damai area, Monday. Acting City Police Chief Supt M.Chandra said the boy's father had left him in the Perodua MyVi with its engine running at about 1pm.

"The father went inside the building to do quick errands and shortly after that, he was surprised to see his son was at the parking lot and his MyVi missing. "His son related that two men had asked him (son) to open the car door so that they could move the car as directed by his father, which the boy agreed to. "And the thieves asked the boy to stay put at the parking lot to wait for his father to come before driving away," he said, on Tuesday.

The man lodged a report, here, for further action. Chandra urged parents not to leave their small children in their car even for a short while to do errands. "The best thing to do is just bring along your small children even for a quick errand so as to prevent untoward incidents. "It is also dangerous to leave them inside the car with the engine running and the air-conditioning on for health and safety reasons," he said.

Sources: Daily Express